CUNY-Wide Undergraduate Leadership and Democracy Opportunity

Please share with CUNY undergraduate students – Apply here by June 10, 2019 ! 

[Editor’s note: This newsletter has been updated with correct links to the application form. Please disregard the earlier version. Thank you.]

Dear Colleagues, Students, Alumni, and Friends,

The Futures Initiative Leadership and Democracy Program provides up to thirty undergraduate students from any CUNY college with opportunities to develop leadership and peer mentoring skills. Students will receive a stipend for their contribution as well as support for transportation and cultural enrichment activities. They will participate in a variety of professional development workshops and opportunities designed to build community leadership skills and support success in school and beyond.

This year, the Futures Initiative is pleased to announce a partnership with the Promise and Perils of Democracy project supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. In addition to the focus on leadership and peer mentoring, the 2019-2020 fellowship program cohort will address questions of democracy and informed public engagement.

Students will receive a stipend for their contribution as well as support for transportation and cultural enrichment activities.They will participate in a variety of professional development workshops and opportunities designed to build community leadership skills and support success in school and beyond.

We invite you to apply here by June 10, 2019 for this program.

For more details about the program, including eligibility and participation requirements, please visit our website. For a glimpse into last year’s program, visit http://futuresinitiative.org/mentors. 

Thank you all for your interest in this program!

Best,
Lauren Melendez
Undergraduate Leadership Director and Administrative Specialist
The Futures Initiative
The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Kashema Hutchinson
Co-Director of the Undergraduate Leadership Program, The Futures Initiative
Doctoral Fellow, Urban Education
The Graduate Center, City University of New York

The Futures Initiative and HASTAC@CUNY advocate greater equity and innovation in higher education through student-centered teaching and learning, and promote reinvestment in higher education as a public good.